Cher’s career came to a horrific end in 1990 — after an obsessed celebrity stalker sent her a severed ear in the mail! The pop diva’s career was thriving when Cher received the gruesome display of love — and quickly called in for more security at the fragile star’s home in Malibu, Calif. “Cher gagged and nearly vomited when she saw the man’s ear,” a source told The National ENQUIRER, adding more grisly details…
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"It arrived in a baggie," said the insider, "and there was dried blood in the package. Cher — who likes practical jokes — knew right away this was no joke. She nearly fainted!" The source added that Cher had also received threatening letters from the fan!
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Investigators believed that the freaky fan was from Texas, in his mid-20s at the time, was a redhead, and may have been a former mental patient. "He wrote to her that one day he might send her a part of his body," said the source. "With that message, he sent a fingernail. He finally followed through!"
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"They've determined that it's the man's left ear," an insider reported at the time. "He apparently severed it off with a butcher knife because the cut is so clean...He knows that Cher is a fan of Egyptian architecture and furnishings, and has written to her extensively on this subject."
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Investigators warned Cher that they believed that the man had also paid a visit to Burbank, Calif., to see an associate of the entertainer. "Cher is terrified of this new development," said a source at the time. And, tragically, the bizarre love package might have also changed the course of Cher's career.
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"She recently made a new video in which she's almost fully dressed," the insider said at the time. "She may be attempting to
downplay her sexy image — anything to get herself out of this guy's head." And the star's resulting career backed up the troubling claim!
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"She recently made a new video in which she's almost fully dressed," the insider said at the time. "She may be attempting to
downplay her sexy image — anything to get herself out of this guy's head." And the star's resulting career backed up the troubling claim!
The "Love Hurts" album was released in 1991 to disappointing sales, and a planned tour became a sporadic affair. The original chaste album cover was finally replaced with a sexier version [inset] for foreign markets. Cher wouldn't put out another album until 1995.
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Cher was also coming off her Oscar win for "Moonstruck" when "Mermaids" was released at the end of 1990. The star didn't take another major role until her disastrous turn in 1996's "Faithful." She
overdid the Botox for her first film in six years, and the stiff-faced performance became an industry joke.
"It arrived in a baggie," said the insider, "and there was dried blood in the package. Cher — who likes practical jokes — knew right away this was no joke. She nearly fainted!" The source added that Cher had also received threatening letters from the fan!
Photo credit: Getty Images
Investigators believed that the freaky fan was from Texas, in his mid-20s at the time, was a redhead, and may have been a former mental patient. "He wrote to her that one day he might send her a part of his body," said the source. "With that message, he sent a fingernail. He finally followed through!"
Photo credit: Getty Images
"They've determined that it's the man's left ear," an insider reported at the time. "He apparently severed it off with a butcher knife because the cut is so clean...He knows that Cher is a fan of Egyptian architecture and furnishings, and has written to her extensively on this subject."
Photo credit: Getty Images
Investigators warned Cher that they believed that the man had also paid a visit to Burbank, Calif., to see an associate of the entertainer. "Cher is terrified of this new development," said a source at the time. And, tragically, the bizarre love package might have also changed the course of Cher's career.
Photo credit: Getty Images
"She recently made a new video in which she's almost fully dressed," the insider said at the time. "She may be attempting to
downplay her sexy image — anything to get herself out of this guy's head." And the star's resulting career backed up the troubling claim!
Photo credit: Getty Images
The "Love Hurts" album was released in 1991 to disappointing sales, and a planned tour became a sporadic affair. The original chaste album cover was finally replaced with a sexier version [inset] for foreign markets. Cher wouldn't put out another album until 1995.
Cher was also coming off her Oscar win for "Moonstruck" when "Mermaids" was released at the end of 1990. The star didn't take another major role until her disastrous turn in 1996's "Faithful." She
overdid the Botox for her first film in six years, and the stiff-faced performance became an industry joke.
Photo credit: Getty Images
